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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Tissue engineering has provided an alternative to traditional strategies to repair and regenerate temporomandibular joints (TMJ). A successful strategy to engineer osteochondral tissue, such as that found in the TMJ, will produce tissue that is both biologically and mechanically functional. Image-based design (IBD) and solid free-form (SFF) fabrication can be used to generate scaffolds that are load bearing and match patient and defect site geometry. The objective of this study was to demonstrate how scaffold design, materials, and biological factors can be used in an integrated approach to regenerate a multi-tissue interface. IBD and SFF were first used to create biomimetic scaffolds with appropriate bulk geometry and microarchitecture. Biphasic composite scaffolds were then manufactured with the same techniques and used to simultaneously generate bone and cartilage in discrete regions and provide for the development of a stable interface between cartilage and subchondral bone. Poly-l-lactic acid/hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds were differentially seeded with fibroblasts transduced with an adenovirus expressing bone morphogenetic protein-7 in the ceramic phase and fully differentiated chondrocytes in the polymeric phase, and were subcutaneously implanted into mice. Following implantation in the ectopic site, the biphasic scaffolds promoted the simultaneous growth of bone, cartilage, and a mineralized interface tissue. Within the ceramic phase, the pockets of tissue generated included blood vessels, marrow stroma, and adipose tissue. This combination of IBD and SFF-fabricated biphasic scaffolds with gene and cell therapy is a promising approach to regenerate osteochondral defects and, ultimately, the TMJ.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1601-6335
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
313-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Biomimetic Materials, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Bone and Bones, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Cartilage, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Chondrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Durapatite, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Implants, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Lactic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Polymers, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Prostheses and Implants, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Sus scrofa, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Temporomandibular Joint, pubmed-meshheading:16238612-Tissue Engineering
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Tissue engineering osteochondral implants for temporomandibular joint repair.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural